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Premier League side Southampton has become the "latest European football club to come under Chinese ownership," according to Ahmed & Massoudi of the FINANCIAL TIMES. Real estate magnate Gao Jisheng "sidestepped a mainland crackdown on overseas acquisitions" to finalize a deal worth about £200M ($259.2M). Southampton Owner Katharina Liebherr confirmed the deal with Gao, who controls Chinese real estate group Lander Holdings.